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Tuesday, October 02, 2007

Air drop - higher, please

This story makes me wonder: how much longer before CJPADSS comes into service with the CF? A Herc down low is a big, fat target for a MANPADS.

2 Comments:

Anonymous said...: excellent question . . .

until we lose a Herc ??; 12:48 a.m., October 03, 2007
Gilles said...: 1) The CF Hercs in Afghanistan are fitted with countermeasures against MANPADS.
2) There has not been a single confirmed MANPADS fired at any aircraft in Afghanistan since the 2001 invasion.; 4:33 p.m., October 04, 2007

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